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As an academic medical center and the region’s advanced care and Level 1 Trauma Center, Westchester Medical Center is on the leading edge of medical research and the latest advances in clinical care, serving more than 3.5 million people in the seven-county Hudson Valley region, northern New Jersey and lower Connecticut.
Westchester Medical Center is home to six distinguished Centers of Excellence, providing advanced, specialized care to thousands of patients of all ages. The Centers of Excellence at Westchester Medical Center include the Trauma and Burn Center, featuring the only burn center between New York City and the Canadian border; the Heart Center, one of the most highly regarded cardiology and surgery programs on the East Coast; the Cancer Institute, offering the latest in cancer therapies including bone marrow and stem cell transplants; the Neuroscience Center, providing neurosurgical and neurological care including “knifeless” brain surgery, a designated stroke (brain attack) service, a comprehensive epilepsy program and a state-of the-art Cerebrovascular Center; the Transplant Center, providing state-of-the art evaluation and treatment for patients of all ages who require heart, kidney, liver, corneal and bone marrow transplants.
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